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By BILL HENLEY JR.
Newt-Review Staff Writer
Counly Clerk Charles Doerner
was the target of a writ of man
damus this morning which seeks
ti remove the name ot Gail H.
Carnine from the Demoeralic pri
mary ballot as a candidate lor
sheriff.
Carnine himself today verbally
defended both his respiration anil
motivations, and the Douglas Coun
ty district attorney's office gave
him. up to dale, a clean bill of
health.
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BIG BALLOT About two tons of paper were ordered for
the ballots necessary for the May 20 primary election. One
of the reasons for the bulk of paper, some of which is
shown, the 36-inch Democratic ballot being held by
printer Perry Upright of'Roseburg Printing Co., which
started the massive job of printing about 175,000 ballots.
The list of Democratic candidates is one of the longest in
county history. The Republican ballot will be 22 inches
long. Separate ballots will olso be made for judicial can
didates and one measure. Roseburg Printing owner Fred
11 Harder said the job would be finished about the end of
April. (Paul Jenkins)
Short Back In
State Ag Post
SALEM (AP) James F. Short
was sworn in today as stale direc
tor of agriculture, a post he held
under the late Gov. Paul Patter
son. Short succeeds Frank McKen
nnn, who is retiring.
He is a fanner, and was state
Republican chairman in 1957 and
1958.
Dog Asks No Questions
SALEM (API Although she
won't get a purple heart, the first
Marion County census taker has
been wounded in action.
A dog which apparently didn't
want any questions asked about
his domain bit the unidentified
enumerator. The incident took
place in the Maclcay area south
east of here.
Early Start-
Studies For
By BILL SPARKS
News-Review Staff Writer
Plans to start the initial stage of
construction feasibility studies on
the proposed Sulherhn Creek Wa
tershed project April 18 were an
nounced Thursday night.
If Ihis starting date is carried
o(i, tentative plans cad for setting
the target date for having a plan
ready to be submitted lo the resi-
denLs of the area by April 19(11
These announcements were made
bv Ronald hlmes. Soil Conser
vation Service Slate Watershed
Planning Parly Leader, at a joint
meeting of the Sutherlin Waler
Control and North Douglas Soil
Conservation Districts in Sutherlin.
This was the first joint meeting
f the two groups since the water
ontrol district was formed in June
9.')9. The groups appeared in full
ccord on the means bv which
ey plan to carry out further work
The Weather
AIRPORT RECORDS
oreoit: Partial clearina to
il. Mostly cloudy with rain
irday.
it tomp. lot 74 hours 57
ll temp, latt 24 hours . 4S
tt hmp. any April ('57) 90
t tomp. any April ('JJ) .... 27
9. loet 24 hours 3
. from April I H
, from Spt. 1 24.73
ocy from Sept. 1 . ... .75
tonight, :3 p.m.
I tomorrow, 5:54 a.m.
Sheriff's Race
I The issue of Carnine's registra
1 lion had been raised by a rival
i Democratic sheriff primary candi-
date, Carl J. Smith, who said that
I the records in the county clerk's
office showed the parly registra
tion of Carnine changed on Jan.
16, 10, not the required 180 days
before the primary filing. Car
nine is contending that he in- fact
changed his parly registration in
Camas Valley before a registrar
lasl August, that the card was mis-
Studio Wants Courts To
Corral Stray 'Maverick'
LOS ANGELES (AP) Warner
Brothers went to court Thursday to
keep James Garner, co-star of the
"Maverick" TV series, in the War
ner corral.
The studio wants the court to
declare that Garner is bound to
his contract. The actor no longer
considers himself under contract,
the studio said, because he hasn't
received his SI, 750 weekly salary
since production of "Maverick"
was interrupted last March 2.
The studio contends shooting
was stopped only because of the
actors' strike called March 7 and
that its contract specifics Garner
won't get paid during a work stop
page caused by a labor dispute.
MEDFORD OKAYS BONDS
MEDFORD (AP) Voters ap
proved Thursday a S75O.0O0 bond
issue to provide 30 new classrooms
in the Mcdford School District.
The vote for the two-year issue
was 1,314-790.
Seen On Feasibility
Sutherlin's Project
toward seeing the flood control and
irrigation dream become a reality.
cooperation Mressed
Several SCS officials on hand
ifor Uiis meeting stressed the im
portance of cooperation between
the two groups, the residents of
I the area and the government serv
ices, ine groups and their leaders
expressed overwhelming desires to
do all wilhin their means to com
plete planning for the project.
I Elmes said the hoped the dis-
trict could provide a back hoe and
a post hole digger for SCS crews
starting April 18 so initial survey
of the ground in the four proposed
dam site locations can be studied
and a contract for core drilling can I
be let before the start of the nexti
fiscal year. I
Funds for Ibis portion of the pro-'
jiet were allocated earlier Ihis
month. i
Study Completion Noted
Elmes continued on to say an
economics study on the cost vs. '
benefit aspects of the project
should be completed by June this
year. Prior lo allocating any funds,
for continuing studies on the proj-
ect, the SCS must be able to show
a return of $120 in flood control.!
; irrigation or other benefits lor
each SI spent on constniction.
I If this and several other steps
are carried out wilh positive an-
iswers. a plan for the overall proj
ect will be presented to residents
'of the area.
If the residents of the area ap
prove the plane, it will be sent to
jlhe SCS's Washington. D C. office
land lalcr to congressional com
laid and that it was subsequently
found.
Legal Answer Sought
the mandamus action was filed
by an Edward M, Poor, who said
he was an interested Democrat
who thought "the court should have
an opportunity to decide this thing
for the people of Douglas County."
He is 24, a truck driver by trade,
disabled through an accident on
Melrose ltd.
The mandamus action was filed
that Carnine changed his party
registration from Republican to
Democrat in January, according to
his official registration card. It
claims further that this informa
tion has been presented to both the
district attorney and the clerk, and
that the "said defendant, despite
the said information here failed
and neglected lo institute and
prosecute the said Gail It. Car
nine." Dist. Atty. Thompson and Deputy
George Weigum said today there
was no reason for any prosecu
tion on their part on the basis of
evidence so far obtained. They
have in hand an affidavit from
Camas Valley registrar Darline
Heilman, which said that the reg
istration card of August was lost
and later found.
Weigum said that the subject
originally came up in January be
cause Carnine wanted to vole in a
school election and it was found his
name wasn't on the registered vot
er list. Weigum explained its ab
sence on the school voter list by
saying he had previously been reg
istered in Roseburg.
Thompson said that the law to
which Smith referred on registra
tion being mailed referred only to
changes of address and name, not
party affiliation, and that registra
tions before a registrar were legal
in party switches. He also said his
office had in any case no respon
sibility to proceed civilly, which
would be the normal procedure in
striking such a name off the bal
lot; and criminally only if evidence
indicated devious intent (running
just to beat another, etc.) in the
part of current Deputy Sheriff Car
nine. Wagon Train Talk
The evidence, he said was lo
the contrary. Carnine had in fact
claimed he'd run for sheriff when
a prominent figure in the Oregon
Cavalcade wagon train last year,
according to evidence Weigum said
he unearthed from witnesses in
Camas Valley. Thompson has
written a letter to Smith of his
findings. The district attorney add
ed Atty. Gen Robert Thornton con
curred with his finding. The origi
nal registration card was later
found in March, according to the
registrar, said Weigum.
Carnine said today that he is in
earnest in running for sheriff, that
the assertion that his "scratch"
from the ballot would cost tax
payer money was erroneous in that
only a "void" stamp need be
placed through his name should
he have been found to be illegally
registered, that he had already ex
pended considerable campaign
funds, and that if he thought there
was any question he would "grace
fully step aside."
Carnine also said that in the mat
ter of party switching. Smith him
self had changed from Republi
can to Democratic last August, ac
cording to the registrar's records.
He didn't claim there was any
thing illegal about this.
Smith today said, "My registra
tion is not questioned in this mat
ter. If anyone has any question in
regard lo it. I suggest they bring
it to the attention of the district
attorney as the law requires."
Smith added, "I merely pointed
out records in the county clerk's
office showed the registration of
Gail Carnine changed on Jan. 16.
I960," and he olherwise denied any
accusations of wrong-doing, merely
a situation which had been pointed
up by the January registration of
Carnine.
mittee wilh a request for funds.
Special guests at Thursday
night's meeting included Douglas
County Judge V. T. Jackson and
Commissioner Huron dough, Wa
ter Resources Committee Chair
man Ben Irving and representa
tives of the Roseburg District of
Bureau of Land Management.
Money Available
Elmes and Tom Hclscth, head of
the Soil Conservation Service in
Oregon, pointed out that enough
money was allocated for the study
of the basic types of soil forma
tions which is planned for April
18 so the district will not have to
dig into its own pocket to com
plete this part of the project.
The general idea of the water
shed project is to provide five
features. They are, 28.800 acres of
proper land use and treatment
within the watershed, four reser
voirs for flood prevention, full
season irrigation for 2.000 acres of
land, recreation, primarily fish
and wildlife, and possible indus
trial development.
The SCS officials commended the
two organizations for the rapid
progress they've shown on this ma
jor Douglas County watershed proj
ect. Should the project prove feasible
and funds be allocated by the con
gressional committee and the Bu
reau of the Budget, the federal
government wtiuld pay up to 100
per cent for flood control construc
tion and up to 45 per cent for ir
rigations! use construction, times
said.
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East Myrtle
Area Okays
Annex Plan
Chances of Myrtle creek be
coming Douglas County's third big
gest cily soon appeared good today.
i-eopie in me fcasl Myrtle I. reek,
area Thursday approved a move ;
ii piiiic.inuuii. i iic uiiuiiii iii luiuu
was 40 in favor of annexation and
25 against.
The votes will be canvassed by
the Jlyrlle Creek City Council at
ils next meeting Tuesday night.
The council will then set a public
hearing, which can be held no ear
lier than the last of April because
the notice must be published for
three weeks before the hearing.
If there are no remonstrances,
the City Council can annex the
area by ordinance. No popular vole
is necessary in the city.
This is the second time the East
Myrtle Creek residents have ap
proved annexation. In early 1356.
it was approved but the council
could not agree on the annexation
and tabled it. It never came out of
the pigeonhole. Chances of ap
proval appear better this time.
If the annexation is approved by
the council, the population of Myr
tle Creek will be boosted lo ap
proximately 2,900, second only to
Roseburg and Rcedsport.
The annexation vole came as a
result of a promise by the city that
would furnish water to the area
only if the area of about 500 resi
dents was annexed. If no snags oc
cur, city water may be available
to the East Myrtle area by tins
fall, reports City Recorder G. D.
Myllenbeck. He said East Mayrtle
probably couldn't become a part
of the city until late May or June.
Forest Laws
Now Effective
All forest laws vent into full
force today regardless of weather
conditions, ccord ing- ttr the Doug
las Forest Protective Assn.
Burning permit can be obtained
from tile Roseburg headquarters
on the NE Airport Road, Quines
Creek Station at Azalea, South
Douglas headquarters north of
Canyonvillc. Tenmile station. Rock
Creek station, Hinkle Creek station
east of Sutherlin, North Douglas
headquarters east of Elkton and
George Langdon in the Klkhead
District.
Lugging and sawmill operators
will be required to provide hand
tools, pumpers and all other fire
protection measures to prevent the
start or spread of fire on their op
erations. All trucks driven over roads
through furcst land for the
purpose of industrial activity or
development must be equipped
with not less than on shovel, one
axe and a fire extinguisher. Stric
enforcement can he expected savs
Fred Soulhwick, DFPA district fire
warden.
Forest operation permits are re
quired all year long. Requirement
lists may be obtained from state
forest inspectors or the local for
est office.
Users Petition
Route Extension
An extension of the Camas Val
ley Star Route has been petitioned
for by prospective users, accord
ing to Dillard resident Shirley
Clayton.
The addition to the route would
start at Brockway Store and take
in Kent Creek Rd and cover the
Rice Creek Rd. region, finally stop
ping at the "Y" at the end of
Willis Creek Rd.
The petitioners presently get
U.eir mail at Dillard, but if ap
proved the new post office address
wouM be Winston. About 55 per
sons are on the proposed extend
ed ro.Ue, according to Clayton:
and seme 50 persons some of
the rest out of town have signed
the petit on.
Present'y some of those on the
proposed extended new rural route
must trave1 five miles to get their
mail, said Clayton.
The request was submitted Wed
nesday to the Winston Post Office.
Dixonville Lady
Reports Oddity
Mrs. Lute Patterson of Dixon
ville can assure you that wrist
watches made about 1W5 just
i can i ne neat.
I Last July, while cranking a gas
I pump 'near a dam, her watch
!lew off. After an extensive search
i she finally gave the watch up, ac
cording lo Jean Madeline, corres
pondent. Several days ago while
hiking along a creek which runs
into me nam, Mrs. Patterson dis- kit Cerinr it ThurtHnT in
covered her watch sticking nut nd "eaar M' 1 "WOy 00
the sand. It had survived the wi
trr rains and high waters that had
flooded the creek.
After having it cleaned, she re
'pons that it runs fine. Mrs. Pat
terson purchased the watch about
1 15 years ago.
ROSEBURG, ORE. FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1960
Boys Hop Freight, Stop
Far From Portland Home
SALEM (AP) Two Portland
bojs who live a few blocks from
I he railroad yards took the long
roule home Thursday.
The boys hopped a freight train
in Portland, expecting to drop off
as the train neared the district
where they lived. But it was a
fast freight and didn't stop until u
reached Salem.
Anyway, lhat's the story the
them for their parents. The boys
gave lUeir ages as 12 aild 13.
County School
Levy Proposed
Douglas County voters go to the
polls May 2 faced wilh a countv
school levy of $2,4O4.8;i0.89. They
will be voting on $952,512.16 out
side the 6 per cent limitation.
County School Supt. Kenneth F.
Barncburg stated the higher levy
proposed for llMi0-61 is necessary lo
meet individual school district
budget figures in use during the
present school year.
The levy is based on the local
school district board budgets for
the previous year. So, the 1960-til
levy is based on one-half the 1959
liO budget figures, Barneburg in
formed. Last year's county school levy
Was S2.004.590.99.
Of the tola! levy asked fur 19A0-
61, S2.358. 930.89 is asked for counly
equalization funds. These funds
are distributed through use of a
formula to equalize the costs of
the individual school districts
throughout the county.
These equalization monies will
be used by the local school dis
tricts as offsets in their budgets.
Added to the equalization totals
is $45,900 for operation of the coun
ty school office and rural school
board administrative costs, Barne
burg slated.
No hearing is required on the
equalization levy. A hearing on the
$45,900 figure was held March 10.
If the amount outside the 6 per
cent limitation is not approved, the
local school districts will have lo
make up the differences in Iheir
local budgets, sim e then the rura
school board would duly be able lo
levy within the limitation.
Consultant Asks
Aid Of Rotarians
Roseburg Rotarians were called
Thursday lo support the "Build a
Greater Roseburg" program.
Lloyd A. Wilson, San Francisco
civic development consultant, was
the featured speaker at the weekly
Rotary Club meeting in the Ump
qua Hotel. He has been hired by
the Chamber to lay the ground
work for an increased membership
and formulation of a long-range
plan for civic, industrial and busi
ness development.
Wilson told the Rotarians their
help was needed for leadership
and for ideas and suggestions on
community development. "The
Chamber of Commerce's efforts in
this campaign is just as, import
ant and meaningful as the people
of Roseburg make it," Wilson said.
He reported that meetings will
be held Alonday and Tuesday the
seven business groupings who will
form committees in the develop
ment project. He said everyone in
the Roseburg area may attend the
meetings.
No Damage In Fire
No damage was reported in a
minor flue fire covered by the
Roseburg Rural Fire Department
Thursday at 11:05 a.m. Firemen
were called lo the Joe C. Ander
son home, 1752 NW Grove f.n., and
stood by until the fire burned it
self out.
Seeks Post
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MRS. RICHARD HINER,
kic i t, -ri i-
nounced she will run for 0
thrce-yeor term on the Rose
burg School Boord. She will
oppose incumbent Don Reed.
(Poul Jenkins)
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Easter
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AN EASTER LILY will look good on this sweater, '60 Douglas
County Easter Seal Girl Norma Lee Gurney of Tenmile,
left, tells Mrs. Phil Edin of Yoncalla, right, os she pins
one of the artificial flowers. County Easter Lily Sale Co
Chairman Mrs. Frank Dixon, Roseburg, looks on. The
lilies will be sold throughout the county April 8 to raise
funds for the Oregon Society of Crippled Children and
Adults. (Paul Jenkins)
New Storm Adds To Woes
In Midwest Flood Region
A storm carrying rain and snow
headed into the Midwest's flood
zone today, adding to the woes
caused by high waters.
thunderstorms broke in Mis
souri and southeastern Iowa. Rain i nine blocks of Hooper were inun
fell in eastern South Dakota and dated. Many of the. 850 residents
Nebraska. Snow spread from
North Dakota to Nebraska.
Hill City, Kan., was deluged by
almost three inches of rain.
Heavy snow warnings were is
sued lor parts of the Dakotas,
Nebraska and Minnesota.
The flood front stretched from
the Missouri River Valley on thoirise.
west to New York on the east.
More than 6,000 persons wero
homeless.
The death toll rose to 10. It In
cluded three in Nebraska, three
in .Missouri, two in Illinois and
one each in New York and South
Dakota.
Rain hampered the fight
Former Roseburg
Resident Rewarded
Former Roseburg mortician L. I.
Mikcworlh, who now lives in Port
land, recently received a $150 re
ward for aiding in the capture of
a man who robbed a Portland bank.
Mikcworlh chased the accused
bank robber around Portland in
his hearse. He shared the $250 to
tal reward wilh a filling station
operator, who helped trace the get
away car.
Andy Earnest Spencer, the rob-
ber, has since been sentenced to
five years in prison by the U.S.
District Court. All of the $1,598
loot taken in the robbery was re
covered. Mikcworth reported he planned
to donate the reward to charity.
The robbery occurred at the Live
stock hcnlon Branch of the first
National Bank of Oregon on Dec. 2.
Korean Refugees Sail
TOKYO (AP) Another shipload
of 1,067 Koreans sailed from the
Japanese port of Niigata today to
make their homes in communist
North Korea. This brought the
total repatriated thus far to 15,310.
Ike Meets Census Taker First Time;
Has Hot Water, Bathtub, Free Rent
By FRANK CORMIER have filed previous census reports
YV rtaill.u 1 Ull irtl j r resiueui
Eisenhower met the census taker
today for the first time in his life.
He dutifully reported that he has
a bathtub, hot and cold water,
and doesn't pay rent.
To kick off the big house-to-house
head count, two census tak
ers called at the White House
shortly alter breaklat. They
picked up from the 69-year-old
chief executive the required infor
mation about the Eisenhowers and
the only other regular White
House resident, Mrs. Eisenhow
er's 74-year-old maid, Rosa Woods.
When the enumerators entered
his office, Eisenhower looked up
and said, "I wonder if they've
started a pool all over the nation
on the number of people in the
census?"
The residents were counted by
Louis Alexis, the d'ltrict census
supervisor for Washington, assist
ed by Census Director Robert JI.
Burgess.
In the 1950 renins, former
President Harry S. Truman was
counted by a rank and lile enu
merator. Recalling his long Army career,
the President said he assumes his
various post commanders must
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Seal Girl
against the flood ' in eastern
Nebraska.
One dike gave way in Hooper.
Neb., on the Elkhorn River, but
two others were being built. About
moved out,
Emergency dikes built by
townspeople and 130 Midland Col
lege students held firm in Scrib-
ncr. Neb., on the swollen Elkhorn.
Tho three big rivers of U. S.
flood history the Missouri, Mis
sissippi and Ohio weia on. the
Sheriff John Fichter of Adams
Counly on the Mississippi in Illi
nois ordered 200 persons lo get
out of their homes In the levee
district northwest of Qiiincy.
Tho Burlington Railroad halted
service through Canton, Mo., on
the other side of the Mississippi
because of high water.
Rivers and streams began to
recede in western Pennsylvania.
Hardest hit was Meadville,
where an overflow from trench
Creek covered sections of the city
with icy waler that was hip deep
in some places.
The Allegheny and Mononga-
hela rivers spilled into several
low streets in Pittsburgh. The
Ohio River reached a crest there.
Halt Ordered
On Bomarc Job
PORTLAND fAP) Army En
gincers Thursday were told offi
cially to stop work on the Bomarc
air defense missile base at Camp
Adair near Corvallis.
At the same time Rep. Walter
Norblad (H-Ore) announced he is
urging installation of the Minute
man missile at the Adair Bomarc
site. Work on the $5,300,000 proj
ect there Is 52 per cent complete,
and Norhlad said it would be a
big waste of tax money if the
Adair facilities were not used.
The Air Force ordered the work
halt at its western Bomarc siles
because the Bomarc missile has
failed to meet expectations in
tests.
un iiiiii auu mis. cifti-iiiiuwei ,
The census takers were in the
President's office about five min
utesthe length of time wnich of
ficials estimate should be the av
erage for such a call,
Alexis accepted from the Pres
ident a filled-out advance ques
tionnaire giving the required data
but did not transcribe it onto the
official census records. He will do
uie transcribing later.
Although information given to
me census taker n kept confiden
tial by law, the White House
mail public Eisenhower f census
report.
It showed ther are 132 rooms
In the executive mansion, that the
building has a flush toilet "for
the use of this household only,"
a bathtub ail hot and cold run
ning water.
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Acco-ding to the report, the!
kitchen equipment is also exclu
sively for the list of the house
hold. Eisenhower reported that
the building is "occupied without
payment of cash rent."
The President also reported that
is far as he knows, there are no
vacant apartments or vacant
rooms for rent in the building or
elsewhere on the proueiij
Photos Flw
Outer Spoct
Plan In Shot
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
(AP) A robot spaca woathor- -man
was hurled into orbit around .
th earth today and within hours '
apparently had photographed
tho storm known to be moving
into tho Middlo West.
Scientists at the National Aer
onautics and Space Administra
tion and tht Weather Bureau
warily avoided any direct state,
ment that they were getting back
any such dramatic proof of out
standing success.
CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. (AIM
The United States put up a
weather eye satellite today to pho
tograph the earth's cloud cover
and quickly started getting back
results described as "something
good."
i Me robot weatherman was
boosted into orbit from this mis
sile testing station at 6:40 a.m.
EST.
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administralion in Washing
ton promptly reported the flight
itself was successful.
Then shortly after noon Dr.
Harry Wehler, chief scientist for
the U.S. Weather Bureau, said
signals coming back were
'enough lo let us know that there
is something good there."
Photo Prospects Good
Wexlcr said he didn't recall
having said, as he had been quot
ed, that "very fine pictures" wero
being received, but he said "re
suits look very good."
"It's a question as to what von
define by a picture," Wcilcr
said.
Other scicnlisls at a NASA
news conference would go no fur
ther than saying they were get
ting back a series of dots that
needed interpretation and they
hoped for pictures during the day.
Radio orders had been sent out
for the new satellite to take pic
lures of the earth's cloud cover
as it swung overhead, and to
transmit them hack.
Dr. T. Keith Glcnnan, NASA di
rcclor, told a reporter information
had been received, but the agency
was noi yci certain whether it
consisted of photographs of Ilia
cloud cover.
"We are hopeful that thev are
pictures." he said, "but whether
they are we do not know at this
point."
Ik To See Photos
Dr. Hugh Drydcn, assistant di
rector of W4SAtold a reporter it
was hoped Hint pictures of the
cloud cover might be avaiilahlo
laler in the day, at which time
I hey would be released by the
White House.
The space agency said the orbit
actually achieved would take the
satellite 435! i miles from the
earth at its nearest point and
468.28 miles at its farthest point.
NASA said all the experiments
were "currently working and we
expect to obtain data from it."
He explained that the ground
stations have interroealed the
satellite hut it takes time to in
terpret tho results. He said that
"all we have yet are some dots,
but there's a good chance we
might have pictures today."
The new satellite was nffieint.
Iy names Tiros I.
It carried cameras es snerl fn
photograph the earth's cloud cov
er and relay them back, providing
data which scientists hope will
help in forecasts of such greater
wealhcr phenomena as hurri
canes. Scientists emphasized that (he
first effort is experimental, main
ly lo help work out techniques for
truly operational launchinss later.
but me 210-pound package of
instruments is itself eriuiimed to
do nn operational job in a limited
field and the weather bureau a
chief scientist said there is a long
shot chance its findings might
contribute to current forecasts.
The scientist. Dr. Harrv Wex
lcr, said the plan is to check
weather Indications radioed back
from Tiros I against what actual
ly develops a day or so later. If
such "dry runs" work out accu
rately, later findings may be em
ployed in real forecasts in excep
tional circumstances such as the
development of big storms.
Wexlcr. one of the first scien
tists to advocate weather satel
lites, said they "promise probably
to ho the biggest means of im
proving weather forecasts that
have developed for generations."
for experimental purposes Ti
ros I was put into an orbit
planned to swing only as far north
Montreal, Canada, and south
over Santa Cruz, Argentina. Later
models, with more instruments,
are to be rocketed into poiar or
bit to survey all earth as the
planet spins below.
The satellite itself is a package
shaped liko an oversize hatbox,
42 inches In diameter and 19 inch
es high. It bears solar cells to re
plenish its batteries, and radio an
tenna to receive orders for taking
Eiclurcs and transmitting them
ack to earth.
The new satellite was carried
up by a giant Thor-Able rocket.
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